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Paddington 1899

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Paddington]

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Table: TABLE 1.Sex-Age-Constitution of Populations estimated to middle of 1899.

TABLE 1.

Sex-Age-Constitution of Populations estimated to middle of 1899.

PERSONS.Age Groups.Paddington.St. Mary.St. John.London.
All ages129,12495,73033,3944,546,752
0- 12,7292,339390117,463
1- 59,5637,9841,579424,409
5-1521,47717,4644,013939,654
15-2527,58419,3118,273912,568
25-6561,70644,21117,4951,972,432
65 and over6,0654,4211,644180,226
0- 512,29210,3231,969541,872
5 and over116,83285,40731,4254,004,880
MALES.All ages53,46141,56611,8952,149,250
0- 11,3371,14818958,245
1- 54,7203,948772211,271
5-1510,3638,5001,863466,387
15-2510,6157,9472,668422,758
25-6524,36018,5435,817919,449
65 and over2,0461,48058671,140
0- 56,0575,096961269,516
5 and over47,40436,47010,9341,879,734
FEMALES.All ages75,66354,16421,4992.397,502
0- 11,3921,19120159,218
1- 54,8434,036807213,138
5-1511,1148,9642,150473,267
15-2516,96911,3645,605489,810
25-6537,34625,66811,6781,052,983
65 and over3,9992,9411,058109,086
0- 56,2355,2271,008272,356
5 and over69,42848,93720,4912,125,146

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* All rates are calculated per 1,000 persons in each District.
as well as the annual and mean rates for each sex
for the five years 1894.98.
In comparison with the
quinquennial mean.rates, the changes are as follow:—
Paddington.
St. Mary.
St. John.
Males
—0.47
— 0.28
—1.17
Female..
—0.54
— 0 69
—0.29
Persons ...
—1.01
—0.98
— 1.46
The figures show a cousiderable decline in the
natality of St. John's Sub.District, which has been
more marked among males.
In comparison with the figures for the preceding
decennium (see Table 3), last year's total for the